This might not be the typical expat blog, written by a German expat, living in the Philippines since 1999. It's different. In English and in German. Check it out! Enjoy reading!
Dies mag' nun wirklich nicht der typische Auswandererblog eines Deutschen auf den Philippinen sein. Er soll etwas anders sein. In Englisch und in Deutsch! Viel Spass beim Lesen!

You plan to move to the Philippines? Wollen Sie auf den Philippinen leben?

There are REALLY TONS of websites telling us how, why, maybe why not and when you'll be able to move to the Philippines. I only love to tell and explain some things "between the lines". Enjoy reading, be informed, have fun and be entertained too!

Deutsch lernen in Davao City! Learn the German Language in Davao City!

Sie müssen auf den Philippinen DEUTSCH lernen? You have to learn the German language in the Philippines? Sie wohnen in Davao oder irgendwo in Mindanao oder sonst wo auf den Philippinen? Do you reside in Davao City or somewhere else in Mindanao or the Philippines?

FOR MORE INFO (ESPECIALLY DIFFERENT LANGUAGES COURSES) / FÜR weitere INFORMATIONEN (SPEZIELL BETREFFEND VERSCHIEDENER SPRACHKURSANGEBOTE) BESUCHEN SIE BITTE/PLEASE FEEL FREE TO VISIThttp://www.usep.edu.ph AND THEN CLICK "MORE" and look for "Institute of Languages and Creative Arts" or follow me/us in Facebook.

Monday, December 15, 2014

Philippine TV Station Didn't Fire News Reader

By Vittorio Hernandez, International Business Times

Waves crash as Typhoon Vongfong approaches Japan's
main islands while surfers try to ride a wave at Eguchihama Beach in
Hioki, Kagoshima prefecture, in this photo taken by Kyodo October 12,
2014. Typhoon Vongfong battered the southern Japanese
island of Okinawa on Sunday, injuring 31 people and knocking out power
before losing intensity and getting downgraded to a tropical storm.
Mandatory credit. REUTERS/Kyodo (JAPAN - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)

Like Super Typhoon Ruby, ABS-CBN news reader Korina Sanchez came on
too strong to many televiewers when she expressed hope that Hagupit
(Ruby) would spare the Philippines and instead hit Japan.

Many netizens didn't like her comment and didn't hide their
disappointment. Some were not surprised because it was the second time
involving the coverage of a super typhoon that Sanchez, the wife of
Philippine Interior Secretary, created controversy because of her
criticism of CNN's Anderson Cooper's coverage of Super Typhoon Haiyan
(Yolanda) in November 2013.

The recent incident led to a hoax report that Japan declared Sanchez a
persona non grata for her comments. However, another Web site, Waffles
at Noon, debunked the report, although a lot of Filipinos thought the
veteran news reader deserved being banned in The Land of the Rising Sun
as well as from national television.

Thus, it was not surprising that another satire news site rode on
that angle and said that ABS-CBN fired Sanchez for her comment. Adobo
Chronicles wrote that Sanchez's remarks embarrassed the country, causing
Japan to file a protest to permanently keep her off from TV, which the
international body allegedly backed 100 percent.

It would be recalled that in 2013, there were speculations that
ABS-CBN suspended Sanchez for one week after she spoke against Cooper's
coverage, although the "official version" is that she went on leave.

One indicator that Adobo Republic's article was a satire is that it
quoted the "fired" news reader as saying in reaction to her receiving
the boot, "Well and good! This will give me time to focus on campaigning
for my husband in his 2016 bid to become elected as the next president.
I'll have the last laugh when I become the First Lady."

For one, Roxas insists that his eyes are not on 2016 (yet), but on
helping Ruby victims. But the best proof is that Sanchez is still on TV
Patrol, although she would probably be best remembered for her Japan
remarks.

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I'm Klaus Döring, German Honorary Consul for Mindanao/Philippines, journalist and businessman by trade, an expatriate living in the Philippines for good since 1999. I was a radio host in the Philippines (before together with radio rebroadcast-partner DEUTSCHE WELLE RADIO) with shows such as "The Passion of Music" and "Classics at Night", Professor for German Language at state university in Davao, court certified and by German, Swiss and Austrian Embassy in Manila listed translator and interpreter. - Ich bin Klaus Döring - deutscher Honorarkonsul Mindanao/Philippinen, Journalist, Geschäftsmann und früher Radiomoderator auf den Philippinen ( zusammen mit der Deutschen Welle). Ich bin ausserdem Professor fuer Deutsch am Fremdspracheninsitut der University of Southeastern Philippines sowie gerichtlich zertifizierter und von der Deutschen, Schweizerischen und Österreichischen Botschaft in Manila listierter Dolmetscher und Übersetzer.